You may be right, we'll see. I do know the seller and he is honest and dependable, athough I'd think $2,500 would be worth some better photos. Come to think of it I've never had anything but good luck with French eBay sellers.
Seeing this is pink and fairly small, maybe it was raced by Lyli Herse, who was no mean rider, except that by 1983 she would have been competing in the veterns categories. That sort of provenance could probably justify the price.
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big spring, TX
Schmidt <mdschmidt@patmedia.net> wrote: I cannot agree with you Jerry on this one. I think it is priced at 7/8 of the top end of what I think it will pull. It is a nice bike for the wife or girl friend and the size is Japanese friendly.
I say it sells.
Mike Schmidt Stirling, NJ USA
On 9/9/07 1:02 PM, "Jerome & Elizabeth Moos"
wrote:
> I'll be interested to see if anyone will pay the $2,500 opening price. I
> don't have any reason to question this is a genuine Herse, but it is a racing
> model apparently with no special Herse components or brazeons. Plus, 1983 was
> about 6 years after Rene's death and very near the end of Herse production.
> So I'm not sure what other than the Herse name makes this bike all that
> remarkable. If you were to sell this bike with any other name on it, you'd
> probably be lucky to get half the asking price.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, TX
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> alex m wrote:
> I've seen plenty of pink Merciers before, but a PINK
> Rene Herse is a new one to me...
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> Lovely bike : ebay item 220148452330
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> Alexander March
> Bordeaux
> France